DLX4
Identifiers
DLX4, BP1, DLX7, DLX8, DLX9, Dlx-4, OFC15, distal-less homeobox 4
External IDs
OMIM: 601911; MGI: 94904; HomoloGene: 7292; GeneCards: DLX4; OMA:DLX4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
17q21.33
Start
End
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)[2]
11 D|11 59.01 cM
Start
End
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Mouse
RefSeq (mRNA)
RefSeq (protein)
Location (UCSC)
PubMed search
Homeobox protein DLX-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLX4 gene.[5]
Many vertebrate homeobox-containing genes have been identified on the basis of their sequence similarity with Drosophila developmental genes. Members of the Dlx gene family contain a homeobox that is related to that of Distal-less (Dll), a gene expressed in the head and limbs of the developing fruit fly. The Distal-less (Dlx) family of genes comprises at least 6 different members, DLX1-DLX6. The DLX proteins are postulated to play a role in forebrain and craniofacial development. Three transcript variants have been described for this gene, however, the full length nature of one variant has not been described. Studies of the two splice variants revealed that one encoded isoform (BP1) functions as a repressor of the beta-globin gene while the other isoform lacks that function.[5]
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
(1.2) Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)
Group B
Group C
bHLH-PAS
Group D
Group E
Group F
bHLH-COE
(1.3) bHLH-ZIP
(1.4) NF-1
(1.5) RF-X
(1.6) Basic helix-span-helix (bHSH)
subfamily 2
subfamily 3
subfamily 4
subfamily 5
subfamily 6
subfamily 0
(2.2) Other Cys4
(2.3) Cys2His2
(2.4) Cys6
(2.5) Alternating composition
(2.6) WRKY
metaHOX
NK-like
other
(3.2) Paired box
(3.3) Fork head / winged helix
(3.4) Heat shock factors
(3.5) Tryptophan clusters
(3.6) TEA domain
(4.2) STAT
(4.3) p53-like
(4.4) MADS box
(4.6) TATA-binding proteins
(4.7) High-mobility group
(4.9) Grainyhead
(4.10) Cold-shock domain
(4.11) Runt
(0.3) Pocket domain
(0.6) Miscellaneous